Nice to see it's back online... at one point it was streaming directly from the director's site, but then it became 'pay per view'... then I don't know what happened.

It's a good and inspiring watch, and whilst I understand that a lot of the Dhamma content that was recorded for the documentary ended up on the cutting room floor, what did survive the cut provide some useful insights into the monastic life.

Metta,Retro.

"When we transcend one level of truth, the new level becomes what is true for us. The previous one is now false. What one experiences may not be what is experienced by the world in general, but that may well be truer. (Ven. Nanananda)

“I hope, Anuruddha, that you are all living in concord, with mutual appreciation, without disputing, blending like milk and water, viewing each other with kindly eyes.” (MN 31)

Bhikkhus, if you develop and make much this one thing, it invariably leads to weariness, cessation, appeasement, realization and extinction. What is it? It is recollecting the Enlightened One. If this single thing is recollected and made much, it invariably leads to weariness, cessation, appeasement, realization and extinction.Anguttara-Nikaya: Ekanipata: Ekadhammapali: PañhamavaggaVSMVMMWBBTBHTWTBTMy Page

Thank you for providing a link to this documentary, pilgrim. I had never known of it before until I viewed this thread. It was a good documentary which provided an edifying perspective into monastic life and it's contrast with lay life. I am considering monastic ordination, and it has been good for me to receive a closer view into the life and experience of the contrast between monastic and lay life, especially from a Westerner's perspective. Thank you.

Ajahn Dhammanando, thank you for openly providing insight into your experiences as a layman as well as your prior experiences with and subsequent return to the monkhood. I appreciate your efforts and your willingness to share your experiences with the world. I wish you the best, sir.